Trace holder



Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450,495

kD. w. FERGUSON TRACE HOLDER Filed May lO, 1922 5 y "Z 41 /6 z Patentes ,apa 3, 1923.

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DAVID W. FERGUSON, OF HARROL), SOUTH :D ACKO'XLQLv Timon HOLDER.

Application filed May 10,

T o all whom t may concern:

Beitknown that I, DAVID W. FERGUSON, acitizen of the United States, `residing at Harrold, in the county oi Hughes, State of South Dakota, have invented a new and useful Trace Holder; and l do hereby declare the Jfollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

The invention relates to trace holders and has for its object to provide a trace holder which is attached to the girth and is provided with an youtwardly extending `lug on which is pivotally connected arms terminating in hooks for the reception of adjacent trace loops, said arms having independent movement. The girth carriedmember is also provided with segmentally shaped guides for guiding the loo-ps in their movement in a vertical plane and a segmentally shaped member cooperates with the endsk of the hooks for preventing displacement of the loops.

A further object is to provide means whereby when the hooked members are in a raised position the trace loops may be received thereby or .unhooked Vith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described f and claimed, it being understoodthat changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the trace holder.

Figure 2 is atop plan view of the trace holder, part being broken away to better show the structure.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view `through the trace holder taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a conventional form of girth and 2 an annular member, the diametrically opposite sides of which are connected together by the bar 3. The annular member 2 is secured to the girth 1 by means of the straps et and 5. The strap 4 arching the bar 8 and the strap 5 extending over the lower side 6 of the annular member 2. Extending outwardly from the bar 3 is a headed lug 1922. Serial No., 559,941.

7 on which lug is pivotally connected by means of eyes 8-oppositely extending arms 9. The arms 9 at their outer ends are provided with hooks 10 which receive the trace loops 60 11, and are positioned where the trace loops duringtheir movement upwardly and downwardly in a vertical plane will L be held against rubbing engagement with the side ot the animal 12. To additionally guide the loops 11 the opposite sides of the `annular members are provided with segmentallyy shaped guide rods 13 in the same plane as 'they annular member 2. The opposite eX- tending arms9 are additionally guided by 70 means of the guide bars 14, ,which extend across the annular member 2 and are off-set outwardly in a parallel plane in relation to the annular member 2. 1t will be yseen that as` the pivotedmembers 9 move upwardly 75 and downwardly during a draft operation that thev pivoted members 9 will be positively guided in such a manner thatrubbing of the sides ofthe animal is obviated. While the girth 1 has been described it is obvious that 80 any other kind of supporting means' may be provided, Jfor instance a back band.

Thek loops 11 are prevented'from vcoming ofi" the hooks 10 by means of odset segmentally shaped members 15 which members are 85 y disposed adjacent the ends 16 of the hooks 10 and are concentric to the headed lug 7, therefore it will be seen that as the hooks 10 move upwardly and downwardly, the loo will be prevented from coming olf of the hooks 10. However to allow the loops 11 to be easily and quickly applied or removed from the hooks 10, the upper ends of the segmentally shaped members 15 eX- tend inwardly towards each other at 17, thence upwardly at 18, and thence inwardly and merge into the annular member 2, thereby forming open spaces 19, into which the hooks 10 are ymoved when it is desired to move or attach the loops 11.

From the above itv will be seen that a trace holder is provided, which is simple in construction, positive in its operation and so constructed that trace loops maybe easily and quickly attached or detached. Also that when the loops are attached that during a draft operation they will be positively held against unhooking rIhe invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is z- 1. A. trace holder comprising an annular member, a bar carried by said annular mem- -ime'mberE eoncentrieally disposed ber and adapted to be attached to a support, an outwardly extending` headed lug Carried by said bar and disposed Centrally in relation to the annular member7 oppositely extending pivoted arms carried by said headed lug, the outer end of said pivoted arms terminating in loolrs i'or the reception of trace loops7 segmentally shaped guide members Carried by the opposite sides of the annular member 'and disposed beneath the hooks, segmentally shaped outwardly offset liooli engaging members carried by Ytheopposite sides of the annular member and i'orming'means for preventing displacement ot loops on the hooks, the upper ends ol said fseg'mentally shaped outwardly olfset hook engaeing; members teri'ninating in in- -wardly extending' portions thereby forming means for allowing easy removal of the loops l'from the'hools.

2. A' trace holder comprising an annular member, means ilfor attaching said annular' imember to a support7 an outwardly extending beaded member disposed 'centrally of the annular member, pivoted trace receiving hooks Carried by the headed member and overlying` the opposite sides of the annular outwardly offset guide members carriedk by the annular member and cooperating Wlth the hooks Lawns-35 for preventing displacement of trace loops, said eoncentrieally disposed members at their upper ends terminating in inwardly extending portions thereby allowing the trace loops to be removed from the hooked members when moved in registration therewith.

3. A trace holder Comprising an annular member, a centrally disposed headed lug, trace receiving hooks pivotally connected to the headed lug, segmentally shaped guide members at the opposite sides ofthe annular member, olset guide bars extending across the annular member and located outside of the pivoted hooked members,`eon eentrically and oppositely disposed guide members carried by the annular member and located adjacent the ends of the hooks said (oneentrieally disposed guide members havingv their upper'ends extending' inwardly and upwardly thereby torming means whereby wlien the pivoted hooks members are moved upwardly the trace loops may be removed therefrom.

ln testimony whereotl have signed my name to 'this specification in the presence of subscribing` witnesses.

DAVID W. FERGUSON. lWitnesses H. N. Manso7 E. D. HoXsnY. 

